My take on a variety of topics that are shaping the U.S. in the 21st century.

Friday, April 07, 2017

He sounded good but

There was no yelling or screaming or insulting in Trump's talk last night about our bombing the Syrian air base from which the chemical bombs were launched. He sounded like a serious, rational person. But, as Seth Moulton points out,“So @POTUS cares enough about the Syrian people to launch 50 Tomahawks but not enough to let the victims of Assad find refuge and freedom here.” And as Elizabeth Warren states "We should not escalate this conflict without clear goals and a plan to achieve them.”And then there is the question of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution which gives Congress - not the president - the authority to order an armed attack on a sovereign nation.

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I spent my career in the computer software business and experienced the joy of working in an area that has changed the way we live.
I retired to the Vineyard in 2002 and devoted a fair amount of time to civic affairs and the local Habitat affiliate.
Eventually, in 2006 I went back to work as the Finance Director of a non-profit focused on providing affordable, rental housing to the low income elderly and the low income disabled of the Vineyard.
Now, I've retired for a second time and moved to Duncaster, a continuing care retirement community in Connecticut.